Song You had stood at the door, put the quilt bag on the horse's back, turned around and said goodbye to the people behind him:
"Thank you host for your warm hospitality, and thank you sir for informing me of the situation ahead. I will take my leave now."
"Thank you! Thanks to your husband, I saved my baby. My family is also poor. We don't have much money. We only have some copper coins and a little kindness to buy some water for my husband on the way." The host took out a small bunch of copper coins and handed them to Song You.
Follow him, embarrassed and reluctant to leave, "Sir, don't be too young."
"I have already invited the old gentleman. I just met him by chance. The icing on the cake. How can I get you to pay twice for one thing?" Song You naturally saw the reluctance on the host's face, and at this time Song You
, and unlike Song You who ate a big meal yesterday, he refused simply and calmly, but did not say anything else, "Please take it back."
"Sir, please accept it."
"..."
When I was trying to avoid it, the old gentleman's voice happened to be heard next to me: "I also want to thank you for your advice."
"I can't call it worthy, I don't dare to be worthy of it."
The old gentleman's words came just right.
Song You was saved from trouble, and his host retracted his hand. His attention was diverted and he was less embarrassed.
The host felt ashamed and happy for a moment, very conflicted, but it was not easy to see it on his face. He followed Song You out, and asked with concern as he walked: "Sir, should you still go to Xiangle County?"
“We’ve already come this far, and I’m too lazy to go around any further.”
"There are hundreds of miles of uninhabited road over there!"
"Not afraid."
Song You leaned on his bamboo stick, turned around and said with a smile: "You two stay here, don't send us far away."
As expected, the two of them stopped.
The two sides bowed solemnly, which was regarded as a formal farewell. Song You then turned around and left, walking through the village along this path.
Take your time and watch as you walk.
The quaint village actually has a lot of charm.
The houses here are mainly made of earthen walls, some have thatched roofs, and some have tile roofs. Although life is not good, traffic is blocked, and shopping is inconvenient, every household has a door in front of it.
I planted many fruit trees behind my house in an effort to make my life better. Spring has just arrived in the middle of the year, and peach, plum and pear flowers are blooming, as if competing to see who can bloom better. In the quaint villages, red, pink and white flowers are blooming on one tree after another.
A tree is so bright and conspicuous in its rather dark tones. I guess it is beautiful in the eyes of literati and the poor people in the mountains, right?
As long as the literati can write a poem, the mountain people can only laugh and feel comfortable.
There are different levels of literary talent, but there is no difference in emotion.
It happened to be a light rain last night and many petals fell.
Some fell on the stone road, some fell on the bluestone steps, and some fell on the tile roof of a certain house. They were covered all over, and I couldn't even bear to step on them when I walked by.
Pure beauty will destroy all arrogance. No matter where you come from, there will only be appreciation and wonder in your heart.
The bamboo stick and mango shoes beat the horse easily.
Why not go the extra mile?
After leaving the village, Song You strode forward.
There are many pear blossoms on the roadside, like snow, passing through them. This kind of scene seems to only appear in dreams.
"The day after tomorrow seems to be the vernal equinox."
A head immediately popped out of the cloth pocket on the horse's back, with doubtful eyes open:
"What is the Vernal Equinox?"
"It's a solar term."
"Jingzhe!"
"right."
"Is there going to be thunder the day after tomorrow?"
"Do not hit."
"Is it going to rain?"
Song You couldn't help but smile when he heard this.
Yizhou people like to use the word "luoyu" instead of "rain". Coupled with the soft and thin sound of the calico cat and her tone, it seems that rain has become a gift falling from the sky.
Then he shook his head and replied:
"probably not."
"Can you tell fortunes?"
"Won't."
"Aren't you a Taoist priest?"
"Fake Taoist priest."
"Can't fake Taoists tell fortunes?"
"At least I won't."
"Why?"
"Because fortune telling is difficult to learn."
"Why?"
Crisp questions kept coming from behind, making Song You very curious. He had met ordinary cats before, and some of them liked to chat with people. When someone said something, he would meow. Could it be that he was also asking questions?
Walking around was boring, but he was patient:
"Because fortune telling is not only complicated and difficult to learn, but also requires extremely high talent. It requires two contradictory thinking abilities. One requires you to ignore rationality and fully trust the mysterious and mysterious feeling, while the other requires you to be rigorous and rigorous.
Use rigorous thinking to deduce, and you can’t make any mistakes or neglect at all.”
"Can't understand."
"Forget it if you don't understand."
"Can't you?"
"I can not do it."
"You're not smart enough."
"..."
Song You was silent for a moment and looked back at her, just in time to look at the little head that poked out:
"Miss Sanhua, come down and go."
"Why?"
"Because I'm walking too."
"Why?"
"Stay with me."
"oh……"
The calico cat immediately pupated in the cloth pocket, found a suitable position, and jumped out.
Whether it was because the horse was too high or because it kept walking, she didn't stand firm when she landed and her feet slipped. Even though she stabilized her body, she still felt a little embarrassed.
Song You glanced at her lightly and smiled softly:
"I knew you could wrestle."
"I didn't fall, I just slipped."
"I knew you could slip."
"how do you know?"
"Guess."
The calico cat trotted with small steps and caught up with him. Then it tilted its head and stared at him. After thinking for a while, it said firmly:
"You also said you can't tell fortunes!"
"I won't."
"Then how do you know it won't rain the day after tomorrow?"
"The weather has been very good these days."
"Then how do you know that the day after tomorrow is the vernal equinox?"
"I remember."
"How do you remember?"
"Because of spiritual practice." Song You said helplessly, "And the Spring Equinox is my birthday."
"I don't know what a birthday is."
"It's the day of birth."
"Were you born on the spring equinox?"
"No, it was picked up by Master during the Spring Equinox." Song You was afraid that she would ask again, so he continued, "Because I don't know when I was born."
"..."
The calico cat stared at him blankly. The question he was about to ask was told in advance by him, and he couldn't react for a while.
After a while, she asked again:
"Is birthday fun?"
"It depends on what you think."
"Then what do I think?"
"How do I know what you think?"
"Why don't you know what I think?"
"Because only Empress Sanhua herself knows what she thinks, and I only know what I think." Answering such a question, Song You was helpless, but he couldn't help but answer her.
"Then what do you think?"
"I think……"
Song You paused for a moment and said while walking among the pear blossoms: "If we treat it as a festival and have some sense of ritual, it is not fun. I don't like it and I don't want to do it. Or treat it as a festival."
Telling myself that another year has passed, I don’t like it either. But if I just use it as a reason to do what I like to do, then I like it.”
"What's up?"
"For example, have a good meal."
“Have a good meal!”
"yes."
The calico cat blinked a few times. It was excited for a moment, but suddenly became discouraged again:
"I don't know when my birthday is..."
"I don't know either." Song You lowered his head and looked at the calico cat, and I did the same. It was the best way to comfort him, and then he said, "This is not necessarily a bad thing, because in this case, we can choose
One that I like.”
"How to choose?"
"For example, which day does Sanhua Empress like best? The day when she opens her spiritual wisdom? The day when others set up a statue for you? You can treat that day as your birthday. No one else knows anyway."
"Cats don't remember this."
"What should we do?"
"Help me think about it."
"All I can think of is..."
Song You squinted his eyes and thought carefully: "The day I bought fish for Empress Sanhua was the beginning of autumn. And the day I helped Empress Sanhua transform into another form was the autumnal equinox."
"What's your score?"
"spring equinox."
"spring equinox!"
"Does Sanhua Empress want to be like me?"
"Well……"
The calico cat tilted its head, lost in thought.
"This is good. I am on the vernal equinox, and Sanhua Empress is on the autumnal equinox. At the spring equinox, day and night are equally divided, and at the autumnal equinox, day and night are equally divided again. The yin and yang are balanced, and the spiritual rhythm is harmonious. It is most mysterious."
"Well……"
The calico cat didn't listen and continued to meditate.
This question seemed extremely difficult, but she was stumped. One person, one horse, and one cat walked forward for a long time before she asked again:
"Can a person only have one birthday?"
"No one celebrates his birthday twice."
"What about the cat?"
"I'm afraid that won't work either."
"Well……"
The calico cat started thinking again.
Finally made a decision:
"beginning of autumn!"
Song You was a little surprised.
This cat is a scholar. She likes to learn many things from him and always wants to be like him. Unexpectedly, she did not choose the Autumn Equinox but the Beginning of Autumn.
But he didn't think too much, just nodded and said:
"good."
"beginning of autumn!"
"Congratulations to Empress Sanhua."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
It's hard to see any expression on the cat's face. All we know is that her little steps became more cheerful, and after a while she ran in front of Song You, and stopped to ask him why he was walking so slowly, but Song You
From the time I came down from Yin Yang Mountain to now, I have been walking at the same speed most of the time.
…
Two days later, Xiangle County.
This is the last county in Xuzhou. If we go further, we will reach the boundary of Pingzhou.
Pingzhou is mountainous and foggy, and there are many legends about immortals, gods, demons and ghosts. People believe in these and are afraid of them, but they also like to talk about them. This creates a strong atmosphere of immortals and gods, making it sound like everything is here.
There are immortals and gods, and the land is full of demons and ghosts, which has affected Xiangle County. There are also many ghosts and legends about immortals, gods and ghosts here.
Today is also the Spring Equinox.
The spring equinox is like the autumnal equinox, day and night are of equal length. For the same area, it is the intersection of two different cycles with alternating length of day and night. The yin and yang of heaven and earth are both strong and weak, and the aura of the world is harmonious, reaching a very mysterious balance point.
If you understand it carefully, you will gain something.
This touch of mystery was given to the swallow.
As for birthdays…
Song You actually didn't care whether it was his birthday or not, let alone this day. He was just bored at the Taoist temple, inconvenient to purchase, and troublesome to go down the mountain. This day every year gave him a reason to persuade himself to take some money and go down the mountain for a walk.
Take a trip, or visit the county town or market town, or buy some good meat, be a little more indulgent than usual, or be a little more diligent, so that you can do something you like.
Today happens to be Xuzhou’s last journey.
It has a little more commemorative meaning.
Yanzi only sent him to the border of Pingzhou.
It has a little more meaning of farewell.
So Song You spent a lot of money to buy a roast chicken and a pound of mutton. He also found a restaurant and ordered two side dishes and a pot of good tea.
…
Please vote for me! Please!
(bow)
Thank you to the leader of "Strive not to take advantage of QAQ", bow and show your chest!